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The International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed on:

(1) 20th February
(4) 21st February

(2) 20th March

(5) 21st March

(2) US Open
(5) None of these

(3) French Open

A2

The World Economic Forum Meet was organized in January 2006 in Davos. Which of
the following two countries were in the spotlight in the meet?
(1) Brazil and Russia
(4) India and China

A1

In 2006 Mahesh Bhupathi completed his Career Grand Slam as he won the fourth
Grand Slam mixed doubles title. Which of the following is the open mixed doubles
title he won in January 2006?
(1) Australian Open
(4) Wimbledon

(3) 25th May

(2) Russia and China

(5) India and Brazil

(3) China and Brazil

A3

Some countries/organizations recently decided to suspend any help/aid to Palestine.

Which of the following is/are the reason(s) for the same?
(A) It is because Hamas got victory in general elections held in Palestine.
(B) UN has imposed sanctions on Palestine as it has violated norms of the IAEA on
nuclear policy.
(C) It is openly supporting Irans nuclear programme whereas USA is dead against
it.
(1) (A) and (C) both
(4) (A) and (B) both

(2) Only (B)

(5) Only (A)

(3) Only (C)

A4

Which of the following correctly describes what The Sultans Elephant is?
(1) It is the name of the new film directed and produced by Maniratnam.
(2) It is a street theatre performance which took place in London recently.
(3) It is a comedy serial being telecast on DD Metro these days.
(4) It is a novel written by Khushwant Singh
(5) None of these

The 6th International Indian Film Academy Awards function was organized in which
of the following places?
(1) Dubai

(2) Bangalore

(3) Panaji

(4) Moscow

(5) Amsterdam

(2) Saturn

(3) Jupiter

(4) Pluto

(5) Mercury

A7

Which amongst the following is one of the books by Bill Gates?

(1) Business @ The Speed of Thought
(2) The Google Story
(3) Net and Internet
(4) The World is Flat
(5) None of these

A6

New Horizons space craft which was launched by the NASA is launched to study
which of the following planets?
(1) Mars

A5

A8

Which of the following organizations has created an Investor Protection Fund,

which is funded by fines and penalties collected by the organization itself from
various clients?
(1) SEBI

(2) RBI

(3) IRDA

(4) AMFI

(5) None of these

A9

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Earlier it was thought safe to allow each financial institution to carry out only one
type of financial service. But now banks are selling shares, insurance companies can
sell banking services. These new financial conglomerates are colloquially referred to
as:
(1) Multinationals
(2) Financial supermarkets
(4) Brand Promoters
(5) None of these

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(3) Market regulators

A10

Which of the following correctly describes what is e-Bharat?

(1) It is a comprehensive governance programme for rural India launched by the
Government of India.
(2) It is the new service launched by the MTNL which will provide cheap mobile
connection to rural Indians.
(3) It is a newly launched internet service launched by the Tatas providing cheap
connections to rural people.
(4) It is a call center service launched by the ITC to help farmers.
(5) None of these

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In which of the following countries, women voted for the first time after they were
given equal political rights in 2005?
(1) UAE

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(2) Kuwait

(3) Sudan

(4) Uganda

(5) None of these

A12

Dabhol Power Plant which was in news recently is located in which of the following
States?
(1) Delhi

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A11

(2) Karnataka

(3) M.P.

(4) Maharashtra

(5) U.P.

A13

Which of the following statement(s) about Union Budget 2006-07 is/are TRUE?
(A) Tax proposed on profits of cooperative banks.
(B) ATM services provided by third parties to banks to be taxed.
(C) Service tax proposed on issue of pay order, demand draft, cheque, letter of
credit, etc.
(1) Only (A)
(2) Only (B)
(3) Only (C)
(4) (A) and (B) both
(5) (A) and (C) both

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Now the limit on Foreign Institutional Investment in Government Securities is

increased upto US $:
(1) 1 billion

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A14

(2) 1.5 billion

(3) 1.75 billion

(4) 2 billion

(5) 2.25 billion

A15

For which of the following reasons RBI has raised cap on exports credit interest
rates?
(1) It has been revised in sync with foreign currency deposits
(2) It has been revised in line with global rates
(3) It has been revised in consonance with WTO commitments
(4) It has been revised keeping in view the international export credit pricing
(5) None of these

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A16

Which of the following ministerial portfolio is being held by Mr Kamal Nath?

(1) Communication
(4) Rural development

(2) Commerce and Industry

(5) Agriculture

(3) Banking
A17

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Which of the following banks got permission in March 2006 to open a representative
office at Shenzhen (China)?
(1) Punjab National Bank
(4) Bank of India

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(2) Allahabad Bank

(5) None of these

(3) Bank of Baroda

A18

Nirmal Gram Panchayat (NGP) Award is given for which of the following causes?
(1) Promoting rural health
(2) Promoting education in rural areas
(3) Promoting sanitation in rural areas
(4) Promoting use of computers in rural areas
(5) None of these

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In which of the following cities comprehensive Fleet Taxi Scheme is being

introduced?
(1) Bangalore

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(2) Chennai

(3) Delhi

(2) Denmark

(3) Japan

(4) Bangladesh

(2) UK

(4) China

(2) Gita Mehra

(5) None of these

(2) Maoists

(5) Germany

A23

(3) Ruskin Bond

(3) GNLF

(2) Bangalore

(2) 9 years

A24

(4) DGHC

(3) Ahmedabad

(3) 12 years

(2) Bangalore

(5) LTTE

A25

(4) Delhi

(5) Kolkata

A26

(4) 15 years

(5) 22 years

A27

(3) Chennai

(4) Port Blair

(5) Kolkata

A28

Which of the following is the major contributor for 24 hour banking?

(1) Credit Card
(4) Networked Branches

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(3) USA

Indias first Natural Disaster Information System was recently launched at:
(1) Mumbai

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A22

Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi served as Chief Ministers of Bihar for how many
years uninterruptedly before Nitish Kumar took over as the Chief Minister?
(1) 7 years

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(3) Literature

Which of the following cities has become the 2nd Indian city with Metro Railway
Service?
(1) Mumbai

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A21

Sri Lankan Government is holding peace talks with which of the following groups of
people?
(1) Naxalites

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(5) North Korea

Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'The Heart of India'?
(1) Meera Syal
(4) Mark Tully

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A20

NASA is the space research organization of:

(1) Russia

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(5) Kochi

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards are given for excellence in which of the following
fields?
(1) Sports
(2) Science and Technology
(4) Social Science
(5) Journalism

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(4) Mumbai

Which of the following countries won the Thomas Cup Badminton title 2006 held
recently?
(1) China

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A19

(2) ATM
(3) Mobile banks
(5) Any City Banking

A29

Example of non-numeric data is:

(1) Employee address
(4) All of the above

(2) Examination score

(5) None of these

(3) Bank balance

A30

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For which of the following Banks, cabinet has given approval to write off
accumulated losses amounting Rs 278.44 crore?
(1) UCO
(2) United Bank of India
(4) Oriental Bank of Commerce

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(2) 2008

(2) Swimming
(5) None of these

(2) Badminton

(2) Jakarta

(2) SAFTA

(5) None of these

A35

(4) Nairobi

(5) Tokyo

A36

(3) ASEAN

(4) ASSOCHAM

(5) None of these

A37

(3) Nepal

(4) Sri Lanka

(5) Afghanistan

A38

(2) Anatomy
(3) Astrophysics
(5) None of these

A39

(2) Unix

(3) Windows

(4) Word

(5) Power-Point

A40

(2) Manual Signature

(5) None of these

(3) Digital Signature

A41

The word FTP stands for:

(2) File Transit Protocol
(5) None of these

(3) File Typing Protocol

A42

Which amongst the following organizations has tied up with 12 commercial banks to
set up small enterprises financial corporations?
(1) ECGC

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(4) Athletics

(3) Honolulu

(2) Bangladesh

(1) File Translate Protocol

(4) File Transfer Protocol
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(3) Golf

Authentication can be provided by adding_____to a message.

(1) Sign
(4) Initials

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A34

Which of the following package is best suited for preparing Presentations?

(1) Excel

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(2) Irani Trophy

(3) Federation Cup
(5) Scindia Gold Cup

Which of the following branches is called the study of Sound?

(1) Aetiology
(4) Acoustics

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A33

Which of the following is the youngest member of the South Asian Association for
Regional Cooperation?
(1) Bhutan

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(3) 100 metre Race

Which of the following is the trade agreement among SAARC member countries
which came into effect from January 2006?
(1) SCUBA

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A32

The head office of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is in:

(1) Manila

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(5) 2011

Swati Ghate who won the National Championship is associated with which of the
following games?
(1) Chess

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(4) 2010

Which of the following Cups/Trophies is NOT associated with the game of Hockey?
(1) Surjeet Singh Cup
(4) Cuppuswamy Cup

35

(3) 2009

Samresh Jung who was recently in news is associated with which of the following
games?
(1) Pistol Shooting
(4) Weight Lifting

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A31

Four Asian nations (including India) will host the World Cup Cricket tournament to
be held in:
(1) 2007

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(3) Indian Bank

(5) None of these

(2) SIDBI

(3) NABARD

(4) UTI Bank

(5) None of these

A43

Arcelor which was in news recently is a major firm making:

(1) Cement

(2) Paper

(3) Electronic Gadgets

(4) Drugs

(5) Steel

A44

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John Kenneth Galbraith who died recently was a famous:

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(1) Cine Artist

(4) Sociologist

(2) Sports Personality

(5) Creative Writer

(3) Economist
A45

Which of the following banks was adjudged best in Corporate Governance and was
given Golden Peacock Award, 2005, for the same?

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(1) Bank of India

(4) State Bank of India

(2) Punjab National Bank

(5) None of these

(3) ICICI Bank

A46

As per the guidelines issued by the SEBI the Permanent Account Number (PAN) is a
must for which of the following?

47

(1) Demat Accounts

(3) All Housing Loan Accounts

(2) All Saving Banks Accounts

(4) All Current Accounts
(5) None of these

A47

Which of the following countries has developed a low cost anti-rabies vaccine, which
is also the worlds first combination rabies vaccine?

48

(1) China

(2) India

(3) Britain

(4) USA

(5) None of these

A48

As announced in the Budget 2006-07 the Crop loan Credit to the farmers will be
given at the rate of 7% upto a loan limit of:

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(1) Rs 1 lakh
(4) Rs 4 lakhs

(2) Rs 2 lakhs
(5) Rs 5 lakhs

(3) Rs 3 lakhs
A49

The XXI Winter Olympics will be held in 2010 at:

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(1) Tokyo

(2) Minsk

(3) Rome

(4) Vancouver

(5) Bangkok

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